Tag: infrastructure
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Weak and Exposed: US Water Utilities a Chinese Hacker Target
Critical Infrastructure on the Digital Front Lines. Rural America is a long way from Taiwan. But cyber power is no respecter of geography. Should China make good on its repeated threats to reunify the island by force, the utilities that provide water and power to small towns all over the United States may find themselves…
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LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets
An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services (AWS)-hosted infrastructure has led to the discovery of a new GNU/Linux rootkit dubbed LinkPro, according to findings from Synacktiv.”This backdoor features functionalities relying on the installation of two eBPF [extended Berkeley Packet Filter] modules, on the one hand to conceal itself, and on the other…
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One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/scott-leiendecker-dominion-liberty-votes/
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CISA Alerts on Actively Exploited Windows Improper Access Control Flaw
Tags: access, cisa, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, microsoft, network, vulnerability, windowsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding an actively exploited vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The flaw resides in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager component, which handles remote network connections. By exploiting this weakness, an authorized attacker could elevate privileges and gain full control of an affected system. CVE…
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Qilin Ransomware Leverages Ghost Bulletproof Hosting for Global Attacks
Qilin ransomwarean increasingly prolific ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operationhas intensified its global extortion campaigns by exploiting a covert network of bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers. These rogue hosting services, often headquartered in secrecy-friendly jurisdictions and operated through labyrinthine shell-company structures, allow Qilin’s operators and affiliates to host malware, data leak sites, and command-and-control infrastructure with near impunity. In…
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U.S. CISA adds SKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions…
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U.S. CISA adds SKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions…
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CISA Alerts on Adobe Experience Manager Flaw Exploited for Code Execution
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Adobe Experience Manager Forms vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that the flaw is being actively exploited in the wild. The security issue, tracked as CVE-2025-54253, affects Adobe Experience Manager Forms in JEE and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable…
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‘Die meisten Unternehmen sind schlecht auf Cyberattacken vorbereitet”
Markus Weber ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer der IT-Beratungsfirma dokuworks. dokuworks GmbHHerr Weber, als Krisenmanager werden Sie ja oft erst ins Unternehmen geholt, wenn der Angriff schon passiert ist. Was sind die ersten Schritte?Weber: Wir überprüfen zunächst einmal, ob aus technischer Sicht die wichtigsten Maßnahmen getroffen wurden. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel, dass die IT-Systeme vom Netz…
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‘Die meisten Unternehmen sind schlecht auf Cyberattacken vorbereitet”
Markus Weber ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer der IT-Beratungsfirma dokuworks. dokuworks GmbHHerr Weber, als Krisenmanager werden Sie ja oft erst ins Unternehmen geholt, wenn der Angriff schon passiert ist. Was sind die ersten Schritte?Weber: Wir überprüfen zunächst einmal, ob aus technischer Sicht die wichtigsten Maßnahmen getroffen wurden. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel, dass die IT-Systeme vom Netz…
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ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 – Hacktivismus wird zur Gefahr für Europas Infrastruktur
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/hacktivisten-europaeische-verwaltungen-enisa-threat-landscape-2025-a-6beae86c4566c10722cc0bb3719a1dfa/
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ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 – Hacktivismus wird zur Gefahr für Europas Infrastruktur
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/hacktivisten-europaeische-verwaltungen-enisa-threat-landscape-2025-a-6beae86c4566c10722cc0bb3719a1dfa/
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CISA Flags Adobe AEM Flaw with Perfect 10.0 Score, Already Under Active Attack
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical security flaw impacting Adobe Experience Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-54253 (CVSS score: 10.0), a maximum-severity misconfiguration bug that could result in arbitrary code execution. First seen on thehackernews.com…
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CISA Flags Adobe AEM Flaw with Perfect 10.0 Score, Already Under Active Attack
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical security flaw impacting Adobe Experience Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-54253 (CVSS score: 10.0), a maximum-severity misconfiguration bug that could result in arbitrary code execution. First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Smashing Security podcast #439: A breach, a burnout, and a bit of Fleetwood Mac
A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines – involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks wish the ground would swallow them whole. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-439/
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A View from the C-suite: Aligning AI security to the NIST RMF FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, csf, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, framework, governance, grc, guide, incident response, infrastructure, injection, jobs, LLM, malicious, nist, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, theft, tool, vulnerabilityOct 15, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – In 2025, the AI race is surging ahead and the pressure to innovate is intense. For years, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) has been our trusted guide for managing risk. It consists of five principles: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. But with the rise of AI revolutionizing…
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Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 Networks
Tags: access, apt, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, group, guide, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, network, programming, risk, sans, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityF5 mitigations: IT and security leaders should make sure F5 servers, software, and clients have the latest patches. In addition, F5 has added automated hardening checks to the F5 iHealth Diagnostics Tool, and also suggests admins refer to its threat hunting guide to strengthen monitoring, and its best practices guides for hardening F5 systems.As a…
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Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 Networks
Tags: access, apt, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, group, guide, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, network, programming, risk, sans, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityF5 mitigations: IT and security leaders should make sure F5 servers, software, and clients have the latest patches. In addition, F5 has added automated hardening checks to the F5 iHealth Diagnostics Tool, and also suggests admins refer to its threat hunting guide to strengthen monitoring, and its best practices guides for hardening F5 systems.As a…
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Qilin Ransomware announced new victims
Resecurity’s new report details how the Qilin RaaS group relies on global bulletproof hosting networks to support its extortion operations. The following new report by Resecurity will explore the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation’s reliance on bullet-proof-hosting (BPH) infrastructures, with an emphasis on a network of rogue providers based in different parts of the world. Qilin…
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CISA Alerts on Rapid7 Velociraptor Flaw Exploited in Ransomware Campaigns
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical vulnerability in Rapid7 Velociraptor to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, warning that threat actors are actively exploiting the flaw in ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6264, was added to the catalogue on October 14, 2025, giving federal agencies until November 4 to implement necessary…
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Critical Veeam Backup RCE Flaws Allow Remote Execution of Malicious Code
Tags: backup, cyber, flaw, infrastructure, malicious, rce, remote-code-execution, update, veeam, vulnerabilityVeeam has released an urgent security patch to address multiple critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication version 12. These flaws could allow authenticated domain users to run malicious code on backup servers and infrastructure hosts. With attackers likely to reverse-engineer the patch, organizations must apply the update without delay to…
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Hacker attackieren Vergabeportal für öffentliche Aufträge
Prorussische Hacker haben die Internetseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals fast eine Woche lang lahmgelegt.Prorussische Hacker haben nach einem Bericht der Süddeutschen Zeitung (SZ) die Webseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals des Bundes in die Knie gezwungen. Durch die Cyberattacke war diese wichtige Schnittstelle zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft fast eine Woche lang nicht erreichbar. Am Dienstagnachmittag war das Portal…
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13 cybersecurity myths organizations need to stop believing
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backup, banking, breach, business, ceo, compliance, computer, computing, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, encryption, finance, government, group, identity, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, law, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, openai, passkey, password, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, service, skills, strategy, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBig tech platforms have strong verification that prevents impersonation: Some of the largest tech platforms like to talk about their strong identity checks as a way to stop impersonation. But looking good on paper is one thing, and holding up to the promise in the real world is another.”The truth is that even advanced verification…
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Beyond Passwords and API Keys: Building Identity Infrastructure for the Autonomous Enterprise
Static API keys scattered across repositories create exponential security debt as AI scales. The solution? Credentials that live for minutes, not months. X.509 certificates and service mesh technology provide the foundation for machine identity that operates at AI speed while maintaining security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/beyond-passwords-and-api-keys-building-identity-infrastructure-for-the-autonomous-enterprise/